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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 | Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jim when the captain and the drunken man are fighting?
(a) On the ship's bridge.
(b) In the mess area.
(c) In the engine room.
(d) In the lookout perch.

2. At the time when the Frenchman and Marlow are conversing, what is Jim's occupation?
(a) A ship's captain.
(b) An insurance canvasser.
(c) A bartender.
(d) A water clerk.

3. How long does Jim's sailing training last?
(a) Two years.
(b) Twenty-four months.
(c) Twelve months.
(d) Eighteen months.

4. What is the name of the Sultan's uncle who extorts and steals from the country-born Malays?
(a) Rajah Elliot.
(b) Rajah Allang.
(c) Robert Allang.
(d) Robert Elliot.

5. How many quartermasters does the captain of the rescuing ship send on board the Patna?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim feel he can obtain by going to the place suggested by Stein and Marlow?

2. Once the survivors arrive in port, where does the captain immediately go?

3. Why can the Patna's captain and his fellow ship abandoners not free their lifeboat?

4. What does Jim discover in the forepeak of the ship?

5. What is the name of the ship that Jim takes the job of chief mate on?

(see the answer key)

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